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Collaborations - Music Review

David McCrearyMusic Reviewer

200217 Sep

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Hip-hop specialist KJ-52 (pronounced “KJ five two”) is back in action, this time employing a bevy of guests to fortify his aptly titled project, Collaborations. Among the supporting cast: John Reuben, Mars Ill, L.A.Symphony’s Pigeon John, and gifted background vocalist Nirva Dorsaint.

Bass-driven thumps and trippy grooves abound, but it’s the balanced mix of serious subject matter, lighthearted banter and creativity that make this disc worthwhile. Consider “Sonshine,” a jazzy number that celebrates Christ’s life-changing power and “Wait for You,” a breezy, R&B-style track championing sexual purity. Elsewhere, “Revenge of the Nerds” shells out nine minutes of raillery about overcoming ridicule, while “Nursery Rhymes” finds Play-dough of Ill Harmonics providing new takes on classics like Jack and Jill and Humpty Dumpty. Check out this rumination from the song’s refrain: “Mary had a little lamb case you didn’t know/ That little lamb took my sin and made it white as snow.”

Hip-hop enthusiasts looking for quality music without the parental advisory warning should definitely pick up Collaborations.